Chapter 99
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Thedoctornodded thoughtfully. “I’ll persentbe some painkillers for Ms. Sower. It’s hand to say for sure Sometimes it might suddenly impenve one day, but it verekdalso be a lingering, en and–vil headache.
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you’re saying the pain might teen fully away?
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After a brief thought,headded, “But Ms. yet seems stable, and it’s not threatening her health. She should jest well for now. We’ll keep trying to find the case
After the doctor left, it was host Jonathan and me in the
Twas relieved they’d only been examining my head, and to our maliced the scar at my wits,
That scatwasfrom my suicide attempt. It was my shamir.
Soe Jonathan didn’t believe me, there yoês no reason to show him or let himknow.
Ashesatbeside me, I realized we had nothing to sarto rachother hesides cold, silent KEARTS,
After a long pause, Jonathan finally spoke, “be seed you twice,”
That “he” was Frederick
Counting it, he had saved my lite twice.
“yes, I’m grateful to him.” I kept my expression blank,
Then suddenly, Jonathan grabbed my chin, his fingertip pressing gently at the ect of my mouth. “Deskles gratitude, do you feel anything else for him?”
Instinctively frowned. “What kind of feelings could I possibly have forhim?
What else was there besides gratitude?
But then, as it hit me, I stated straight at Jonathan and felt a filtter homŲ.
He hadn’t beaten around the bush before, but now I realized he mightcameabout what was happening between me and Frederick
Maybe it had to do with the way he pretended to be close to Alicia, calling it sibling love, and wonted I was only staying orderkout of obligation
He law andunderstoodeverything
He’d let himself run wild with Alicia, but since Frederickhard seed me twier, he was determined to keep everything strictly by the book
Such blatant double standards.
“What’s that got to do with you?
Just as expected, his expression darkened immediately, andhisgrip on my cheekrightened
“So, you’re saying you do have feelings for him?”
A sharp sting blossomed on my skin. His voice was lowandcold,
“Don’tforget,you’re still my wife”
“When yourzemessing around with alicia, de you even remember I’m your wife?” I shot back without heshatter
His eyes deepened with feeling, swirling with emotions that held a touch of sadness.
“Elise, how many times do Llove to tell you? There’s nothing between me and her ‘
s that so?Becauseyour words and actions don’t matchat all.”
I met his gazefimnly. “No matter how many times you say there’snothingwith her, your actions show you clearly favor ber It Alicia means so much to you, if your feelings for her are exclusive, then why don’t you just dinner ime!
“Don’t worry. I won’t hold you burk if you dgn the papers! I’ll let you go back to Alicia.